Derby Talk

Derby Talk is a forum for Pinewood Derby, Awana Grand Prix, Kub Kar Rally, Shape N Race Derby, Space Derby, Raingutter Regatta and other similar races where a child and an adult work together to create a race vehicle and a lot of fun and memories

I thought I'd stay on this topic since it seemed appropriate.
I saw on National News the Boy Scouts will be inviting the Girl Scouts to join them in 2018. WOW! Maybe scouting will have a new name such as "USA scout".
It will be interesting to see this progress. Maybe a young girl will then have the opportunity to join the USA Scouts and reach the rank of Eagle.
I wish them well.

Yeah, well, seems like a sign of desperation due to declining membership. Seems GS getting upset about this is a bit of hypocrisy, as I saw a boy dressed up in a GS uniform at the last Fast Track race. Anyways, we digress from the original topic.

I am fascinated by everything about these races and what you are doing. I'm getting the feeling you are doing a whole lot more then checking to see if your software is working properly. Does Ford have a team that sets up and takes down these tracks and other things in the display? That has got to be a lot of work.
Looking forward to seeing the Saturday races.

There's 3 of us as the regular crew. Myself and one other flies into each event and the other drives the trailer from city to city. We 3 do most of the setup, tear down and pack up of all the gear. We usually have at least 8 local volunteers that help out with everything. The Match Marketing Group coordinates everything for us, so it is a big team effort. I'm the tech guy, so I am responsible for the setup and tear down of the tracks, helping in the pit area, running the computer, helping coordinate the volunteers, and helping with anything else that needs to be done.

My wife and I attended the Detroit races today and it was Great. There were about 100 Girl Scouts racing. Randy had a set up where there wasn't much time spent between cars going down the track. It wasn't rushed but he kept them moving. It was a noisy crowd and a lot of enthusiasm. It was Great.
I was eager to see the shape of the winning car for speed. Here is a DETAILED description of the winning car. It was a simple WEDGE, stock wheelbase, and it was FAST !!! I do not know if it was a rail rider but it was fast. The final race was very exciting. Lots of very close races.
Randy's crew had a nice set-up from Ford where they would challenge the scouts to solve some problems involving science. That was very interesting.
I'll try to get some pictures posted soon.